Habakkuk 1:2-4

International Children’s Bible

² Lord, I continue to ask for help.
    How long will you ignore me?
I cry out to you about violence,
    but you do not save us!
³ Why do you let me see wrong things?
    Why do you put up with evil?
People are destroying things and hurting others while I am looking.
    They are arguing and fighting.
⁴ People are not forced to obey the teachings.
    No one receives a fair trial.
Evil people gain while good people lose.
    The judges no longer make fair decisions.